What was found
STRONG OIL MIST ODOR IN CABIN WITH APU BLEED ON. ODOR GRADUALLY DISSIPATES WHEN APU BLEED IS SWITCHED OFF. FOUND APU STARTER O RING MISSING. INSTALLED O RING & ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY LEAK & OPERATIONAL CHECK. NO ODORS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- May 4, 2016
- Submitted
- May 6, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N747UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A319112
- Aircraft serial
- 1301
- Aircraft time
- 41,748 hours, 27,294 cycles
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM565B6P
- Engine time
- 19,119 hours, 9,523 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- O-Ring
- Condition
- Missing
- Location
- Apu
- Component
- Apu · Honeywell · GTCP1319A
- Component part number
- 38007081
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.